Effect of Korean Red Ginseng in individuals exposed to high stress levels: a 6-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial |
Baek, Ji Hyun
(Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Heo, Jung-Yoon (Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Fava, Maurizio (Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School) Mischoulon, David (Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School) Choi, Kwan Woo (Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Na, Eun Jin (Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Cho, Hana (Department of Physiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute) Jeon, Hong Jin (Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) |
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